Around 2AM eastern time, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and fiancee Maria Kirilenko landed in Sochi. Russian dudes Artem Anisimov and Pavel Datsyuk were there as well. The arrival signaled the beginning of a long day for the Russian machine, which I will now document for you.

Before even deplaning, Ovechkin took care of one pressing matter: letting his one million Twitter followers know that he had arrived safely. “We’re in Sochi!” Ovechkin said around 10am Russian time.

Next, Ovi made his way to the Olympic Village, where he will stay for the next two weeks. He tweeted a photo of the Olympic flame, burning in the distance. “We arrived at the Olympic Village. So cool!”